Quote Originally Posted by KatzPajamas View Post
It is very relaxing for me. I have an extremely stressful job with long hours. I get home and take off on a ride immediately. It is like a mini-vacation every evening! It is such a different world from the seat of a road bike. Different pace, wonderful outdoor fresh air smell, wild and unusual flowers blooming along the trail, little critters crisscrossing in front of the bike, greeting other people enjoying the outdoors. Alone or not, I am thrilled to be out there, free of some of the usual cares of life, ABLE to do this at my age. Sometimes to beat my max or avg speeds, sometimes just lazily rollilng along! Enjoy it while you can, when you can, where you can, and with whom you can!

I so agree with the stress relief. My job has a high burnout rate and a lot of times I'll come home from work so tired I could just cry, but I hop on my bike instead. My husband will also tell me if I get particularly stressed "Stop what you're doing go take a ride" lol! It's just so nice.